Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to a limited number of comparisons, however buyers were active and the market appeared firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $256.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −200.13 against this barn's trailing median of $456.38.

Average price

$256.25

2 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.83

vs KY average

−41.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	280.00	1,540	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	232.50	1,256	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $465.49, low $434.55, median $456.38 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

256.25

—

KY average23 barns · 634 hd

291.08

−34.83

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−41.57

This barn, trailing median8 sales

456.38

−200.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,493	164.37	2,454	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	137.12	1,974	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	127.45	1,633	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	110.08	1,131	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,025	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,940	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,929	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,920	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,002	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,657	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,634	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$1,875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,493	164.37/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	110.79/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,157	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	127.45/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,633	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	141.33/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,014	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	131.50/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,371	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,920.33/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,920	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	1,939.95/head	1,785.00–2,000.00	1,940	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	645	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,810.88/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,656.52/head	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,928.88/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,929	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	208.78/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	257.10/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,548	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	257.62/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	213.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	233.23/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,339	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	291.85/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	224.24/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	127.67/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jul 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 37Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 4Year ago 3

No trends due to a limited number of comparisons, however buyers were active and the market appeared firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	162.00–166.00	164.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	109.00–114.00	110.79
2	—	893	89.00–93.00	91.06
2	—	1,130	126.00–129.00	127.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	126.00–129.00	127.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	138.00–145.00	141.33
3	—	1,460	126.00–136.00	131.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	257.50	257.50
2	450–500	478	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	532	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	275.00–295.00	291.85
3	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	608	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	670	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	262.50	262.50
4	450–500	464	251.00–260.00	257.62
10	550–600	574	232.50–235.00	233.23
3	600–650	622	210.00–220.00	213.22
2	650–700	665	207.50–210.00	208.78
2	750–800	758	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	930	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
20	600–650	602	250.00–257.50	257.10
1	650–700	655	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	740	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	812	217.50–230.00	224.24
1	1050–1100	1,065	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,113	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,920.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,087	1,785.00–2,000.00	1,939.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	972	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,810.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,656.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,148	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,928.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,875.00	1,875.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

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